Plain White T's - Boomerang, Textual Analysis

Camerawork

This music video is a little different as it isn't mainly close ups, it uses a wider variety of close ups, mid shots and establishing shots throughout.

The close ups are of the main singer, he sings the lyrics into the camera almost as if he is singing to the audience and showing them his feelings. This helps to add to the star image, putting all the attention on the lead singer and making sure the audience recognise him. The video also has establishing shots of the band to show them all as a group showing more of the star image. They also have establishing shots of the narrative throughout the video, this way the audience can see the whole picture of everything that is going on.

Editing

This video unusually uses stop motion throughout the narrative, showing the girl talking to lots of different guys at a party even though she is standing the same place. It also uses stop motion when the two main characters are talking but each time they wear different outfits to show the different memories and situations were the same thing has happened over and over again.

Like most music videos this uses quick edits between all the shots, this keeps up with the beat of the song and helps the audience to recognise this. It also means that the audience may miss some of the narrative so they may want to watch the video again to pick up on some of it.

Mise En-Scene

Throughout this video is shows both narrative and performance. The performance part is used to make the audience feel closer to the band, during the performance close ups are used of the singers face as he sings the lyrics to the camera. They also use establishing shots during the performance so that you can see the whole band performing together almost as if they were live.

The narrative shows the lead singer of the band as the main character who is being thrown away by the girl that they are singing about. They show the couple arguing then getting along in their bedroom and in many different situations. It also shows the main character looking back at photos on their fridge that are memories of the two when they were happy, making the audience feel sorry for the character and meaning they may be able to relate to the music video; thus implying they may enjoy the video even more.